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A busload of people attending Vancouver’s small pro-pipeline rally were brought in from Alberta. After deducting those dedicated folks, curious onlookers, organizers and a handful of media, the crowd count barely made it beyond double digits. Sponsored by fossil fuel and extractive industries, the rally was held on a busy plaza near Vancouver’s inner harbour, one of the places in British Columbia and Washington put at greater risk if dilbit shipments increase.

Today, with my signature, I give you our word that Canada’s efforts will not cease. Climate change will test our intelligence, our compassion and our will. But we are equal to that challenge.

Was Trudeau’s commitment to a new and respectful relationship with First Nations another rehearsed line of meaningless political theatre? He said:

Last year, I committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous Peoples, one based on the recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership. The failure of successive Canadian governments to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is our great shame… We now have before us an opportunity to deliver true, meaningful and lasting reconciliation between Canada and First Nations, the Métis Nation, and Inuit peoples.

Justin Trudeau, 2016 version:

Even though governments grant permits, ultimately, only communities grant permissions…

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Thank you so much Norm! Collectively we shall overcome. We will move ahead in spite of Ottawa’s insistence on staying with their corporate sponsors. We will keep drumming into our elected officials that Mother Nature is “Priority One.” We will not let future generations down.

Trudeau The Younger has shown himself as nothing more than a photo-opping puppet of the Liberal party.

He talks in platitudes and bureaucratic platitudes, which have no meaning; empty.

He delves in classic Trudeau speak, but lacks the drive and intelligence of his father. The only reason Trudeau was elected BM, was his father’s name; a change of Canada’s electoral system and the evil Herr Harper, whose poisonous reign has infected Canada with evangelical Trumpism.

Trudeau will side with who the Liberal party tells him to side. He is a puppet (with terrible fashion sense), which the wealthy pull his strings.

Future generations, if there are future generations will shake their heads at the complete imbecilic Trudeau and the ossified Liberal party. They will shudder at the Trumpism of the Conservatives and mildly retch at the NDP. For such a great Country, Canada has fallen victim to a broken colonial electoral system, successfully manipulated by the elites.

If I was a handler of Jagmeet Singh I would send him out west now. If he really wants to be a leader of a party, and become prime minister of Canada then it’s time to act. He needs to take the NDP to the left. He must put Notley and Horagan together in the same room and change the course of history, All three must declare the NDP will look after the environment, meet Canada,s Paris accord comimitment, and take on CAAP. If all three parties agreed to stick together, and work on solutions, such as a new refinery in Canada to refine the bithium here, and send it east and west, make the country more self sufficient in oil, maybe go as fas as nationalizing the oil like Tredeau senior did with Petro Can. Now that would be a sure signal there is a new kid in town and the other two parties can fight over which one can be bought first by big oil and the corporations. I think Canadians are ready for the big change, Take on CAAP. Respect the First Nations, do all the things Justin has refused to do because he can not turn his back on his money bags

“In 2003 the BC Liberals turned BC Ferries from a Crown corporation into a private, taxpayer subsidized company with an American CEO. This was supposed to make for less financial drama and happier customers. It’s been the opposite ever since, given a spiral of hiked fares suppressed ridership, debt grew to billions, and ferry dependent communities suffered significant hardship,” a commission found.”

Even some of my First Nations friends have brought up an interesting item, which of course the media has completely missed or chosen to. Why did Trudeau effectively condone the stopping of Energy East by respecting the wishes of Quebec, Ontario & First Nations, while giving the proverbial Salmon Arm Salute to the FN people of BC? A FN friend from the 6 nations in Ontario pointed out this obvious double standard, and says many in the east of FN descent are picking up on this as well. I’d be amazed if a few BC MP’s are not quaking in their boots about the upcoming election and their chances for re-election, like the Justice Minister. Lots of disillusioned FN people in BC these days.

Wasting money on destructive energy projects makes zero sense when there are better alternatives. British Columbia is spending billions on Site C. It could suspend the project today and have less harmful and cheaper sources of clean power operational by the time more electricity is needed.

As is typical of resource management, the regulating ministry sees its prime purpose is to enhance growth and profitability of companies extracting resources. the public share of produced values is no longer material. This cozy relationship costs taxpayers billions of dollars, money that could be spent on renewable energy, transit, daycare, education or many […]

Canada’s Conservatives are committed to the Republican Party value of opposing voter fraud, if someone else is doing it. Like their American mentors, HarperCons protest electoral manipulations even more strongly when no one is doing it. Bill C-76 amends the Canada Elections Act to establish spending limits for third parties and political parties before of a […]

Freelance reporter Bob Mackin wrote that BC’s Legislature was a scandal waiting to happen and he quoted journalism professor and former Legislative reporter Sean Holman about the significant potential for abuse. Mackin blames excessive secrecy and lack of transparency...

BC Hydro's quarterly report for the period ended September 30, 2018 shows the utility is very good at some things. Specifically, borrowing and spending money. In the thirteen years from 2005, assets employed to service BC consumers have almost tripled in value. Trouble is, actual sales to residential, commercial and industrial consumers are less in 2018 […]

The case is clear. British Columbia's Government decided to reduce the public share of natural gas revenues to almost nothing. This is despite substantial growth in the quantities of natural gas being extracted.

Perhaps an even more vile set of falsehoods is BC Hydro's continuing claims that demand for electricity by its BC consumers has been growing steadily. That has led to excessive capital spending that measures in the billions.

Check out the fine work on electoral reform by Merv Adey 2018 fellowship recipient Andrew Seal. It’s a fabulous five part series published by The Tyee. We’d like to raise additional funds to initiate the next fellowship. You can be sure it will support a comprehensive examination of a subject important to all British Columbians.